Business Meeting on pending committee issues, followed by
LEGISLATIVE HEARING to examine S. 1635, 7th Generation Promise: Indian Youth Suicide Prevention Act of 2009
Thursday, September 10, 2009
2:15 PM
SD - 628 View Webcast
BUSINESS MEETING on pending committee issues.
AGENDA
• 5. 797, A bill to amend the Indian Law Enforcement Reform Act, the Indian Tribal Justice Act, the Indian Tribal Justice Technical and Legal Assistance Act of 2000, and the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to improve the prosecution of, and response to, crimes in Indian country, and for other purposes.
• 5.313, A biII to resolve water rights claims of the White Mountain Apache Tribe in the State of Arizona, and for other purposes.
• 5.375, A biII to authorize the Crow Tribe of Indians water rights settlemen t, and for othe r purposes.
• 5.965, A biII to approve the Taos Pueblo Indian Water Rights Settlement Agreement, and for other purposes.
• 5. 1105, A biII to authorize the Secretary of the Interio r, acting through the Commissioner of Reclamation, to develop water infrastructure in the Rio Grande Basin, and to approve the settlement of the water rights claims of the Pueblos of Nambe, Pojoaque, San Ildefonso, and Tesuque.
• 5.1388, A biII to provide for equitable compensation to the Spokane Tribe of Indians of the Spokane Reservation for the use of tribal land for the production of hydropower by the Grand Coulee Dam, and for othe r purposes.
Majority Statements
No Statements Posted
Minority Statements
No Statements Posted
Witnesses
DR. YVETTE ROUBIDEAUX Director of Indian Health Service. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, DC
DR. ERIC BRODERICK D.D.S., M.P.H., Acting Administrator, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, DC
DR. DOLORES SUBIA BIGFOOT Ph.D., Associate Professor, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, will testify on behalf of the American Psychological Association, Washington, DC